South Korea’s liberal opposition parties were expected to win a landslide victory in Wednesday’s parliamentary election, initial exit polls suggested, a result that if confirmed would make conservative President Yoon Suk Yeol a lame duck for his remaining three years in office.The joint exit polls by South Korea’s three major…

Israel’s foreign minister drew a line in the sand with Iran on Wednesday, warning the country that Israel would respond with direct attacks on Iranian targets if Iran launches an attack on Israel from within its territory.The minister, Israel Katz, issued the warning after Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei…

The stalled $60 billion military aid package to Ukraine is not stopping the Biden administration from getting weapons and other military assistance to the war-torn country as it battles back against a Russian invasion. On Tuesday, the State Department approved an emergency $138 million in foreign military sales for Ukraine to…

Russia’s second attempt to test-launch a new heavy-lift rocket from its Far Eastern space complex was aborted on Wednesday.The launch of the Angara-A5 rocket from the Vostochny spaceport was canceled about two minutes before its planned time of 0900 GMT. State news agency RIA-Novosti said the cause was failure of…

Iran’s leader on Wednesday threatened to take action against Israel during a prayer ceremony. He also criticized the U.S. and the West for their involvement amid tensions in the region.Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei spoke at a prayer ceremony celebrating the end of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan…

Gunmen ambushed a police convoy in Iran’s restive southeast on Tuesday, killing six policemen, media reports said.The attack on a road in Sistan and Baluchistan province also left two other policemen wounded, according to yjc.ir, a website affiliated with the state broadcasting company. The report said the Jaish al-Adl militant…

Gangs in Haiti continue to pose an immense threat to international aid workers and Haitians, though food assistance and humanitarian support continues to pour into the devastated nation. The United Nations on Monday said some 500,000 hot meals had been served to more than 76,000 internally displaced people since early March,…

There were plenty of reasons to criticize Mexico’s first presidential debate leading up to the June 2 election. The format was a bit constrictive, and the candidates’ timer wasn’t working at some points, leaving it unclear how much longer they could speak.But President Andrés Manuel López Obrador said Tuesday he…

President Biden will meet this week with his Philippine counterpart as the nation continues to face increasing tension over territorial disputes with China, with plans to discuss joint patrols of the region. “Joint patrols are something that we’ve already discussed extensively with Japan and the United States,” Philippines Ambassador to the…

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — South Africa’s Electoral Court on Tuesday ruled that former President Jacob Zuma can run for office in the upcoming general election, overturning an earlier decision that had barred him from contesting the polls.The decision paves the way for Zuma to run for president on behalf of the…